creamy layer n. (in India) the wealthiest citizens in the lowest castes. Editorial Note: This term has come about because of discussions about assigning quotas, or reservations, for certain jobs to guarantee that they are given to individuals in...
creamy layer n.— «Though the Moily Oversight Committee on OBC reservations appears to be split on the issue of what to do with the “creamy layer,” or the well-to-do amongst the OBCs, the government is likely to stick to its decision...
agreemo n.— «Prime Minister has announced the decision to appoint a High Commissioner.…Normally, with respect to other countries, we take four to six weeks to give the Agreemo which is inbuilt in the process since at several levels...
drag flicker n.— «The Indian hockey team today suffered a serious setback ahead of their World Cup preparation, when penalty corner specialist Sandeep Singh was “accidentally” shot in the back today on board the Delhi bound Shatabdi...
push gift n.— «Add one more thing to the list of pre and post natal-do’s: purchasing your push gift. Today’s “push gift” is a thank-you to women for enduring pregnancy and “pushing” though labor. In England, men...
tomato effect n.— «Despite enough evidence, my friend’s neighbour found it difficult to accept that anybody could actually profit from reading such patterns. He suffers from the “Tomato effect.” What is this? In the early 18th...